Removing Rear Wheel from Bet and Win 250

[Togger]

Is it hard to remove the back wheel? I'm thinking of doing it to have a new tire installed. Is there a video or website showing how to do this? How much would the typical dealership charge for putting a new tire on the wheel if I brought the tire and remove wheel to a dealership?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Is it hard to remove the back wheel? I'm thinking of doing it to have a new tire installed. Is there a video or website showing how to do this? How much would the typical dealership charge for putting a new tire on the wheel if I brought the tire and remove wheel to a dealership?

Maybe $35 if you hand them the wheel.
www.cyclepedia.com sells a maintenance manual for your scooter for $20.
If you plan to do any servicing yourself - it is a pretty good investment!

Stig

[hypophthalmus]

Getting the exhaust off and on can be frustrating, and is the hardest part. When you reinstall it, you've got to line it up to the studs on the head while keeping the exhaust gasket in place, and supporting all the weight in the back.

There's also a specific order you should tighten things down so all the bolts line up and don't leak at the head: stud nuts a bit loose at the head, get the mounting bolts just started, tighten down the stud nuts, tighten down the mounting bolts.

On the People 250, plastic removal was necessary to remove the top bolt of the shock which was very annoying.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Getting the exhaust off and on can be frustrating, and is the hardest part. When you reinstall it, you've got to line it up to the studs on the head while keeping the exhaust gasket in place, and supporting all the weight in the back.

There's also a specific order you should tighten things down so all the bolts line up and don't leak at the head: stud nuts a bit loose at the head, get the mounting bolts just started, tighten down the stud nuts, tighten down the mounting bolts.

On the People 250, plastic removal was necessary to remove the top bolt of the shock which was very annoying.

I tied the rear of my exhaust to my crash bars....so the whole thing could "float" about but not fall, while lining up on the front studs.

Stig

[ophelia]

Once the wheel nut is off, depending on what conditions the bike was ridden the wheel might be fun to get off. I laid down on the garage floor and kicked that wheel loose. Took like a half-dozen really strong kicks before my friend said it's starting to move, but I weigh like 105 lbs.

Take your time with exhaust and swingarm bolts. I used my Bet and Win 250 as a year-round bike, and one of those bolts snapped during extraction. Lots of penetrating lube. Perhaps a torch. Go slowly. Work it back and forth.

And when you put the big bolts back in, use a very thin layer of grease. Your future self will thank you.

[Stig / Major Tom]

After reading the above. ......I  do believe I'd ride it to the dealer for the new tire swap!
You'll be all set for a couple of years afterwards.
But, of course your choice.....
Stig

[ophelia]

I find that to be the case anytime I attempt a repair. It almost never goes textbook smoothly, or maybe the people on YouTube are editing all the frustrating bits away. Or maybe it just doesn't rust where they live.

I never mean to scare an eager DIY mechanic away, but being overprepared definitely helps. Maybe having a platoon of experienced mechanic friends on speed dial to lend a hand helps, even if they're all standing around watching a bolt go GRRR-CREE-WREEEEEE-BANG! Then it's like Schrödinger's Cat. Did the bolt come out or is one half in the swingarm and the other in your socket when you open your eyes?

Some times you need a lot of force applied smartly. Dominant leg and foot as a slide hammer to remove a wheel works. Just make sure the vehicle is well supported.

I also love the thin layer of grease for future problematic bolts. Kinda wish marine outboards came that way from the factory.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Read horror stories. .....so, one rainy day when scoot was new I went around breaking loose all kinds of fasteners, copper greasing many, lubing brake pins, etc. ACF50 all of the heads.
Stig